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- [bluhd-let-ing]
- /ˈblʌdˌlɛt ɪŋ/
- /ˈblʌdˌlet.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bluhd-let-ing]
- /ˈblʌdˌlɛt ɪŋ/
Definitions of bloodletting word
- uncountable noun bloodletting Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies. 3
- uncountable noun bloodletting Journalists sometimes refer to a bitter quarrel between two groups of people from within the same organization as bloodletting. 3
- noun bloodletting the opening of a vein to remove blood; phlebotomy 3
- abbreviation BLOODLETTING bloodshed 3
- noun bloodletting the act or practice of letting blood by opening a vein; phlebotomy. 1
- noun bloodletting bloodshed or slaughter. 1
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Origin of bloodletting
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, bloodletting is from the Middle English word blod letunge. See blood, let1, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Bloodletting
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bloodletting popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bloodletting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bloodletting
adj bloodletting
- murderous — of the nature of or involving murder: a murderous deed.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- sanguine — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- sanguinary — full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle.
noun bloodletting
- murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
- killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
- bloodbath — If you describe an event as a bloodbath, you are emphasizing that a lot of people were killed very violently.
Antonyms for bloodletting
adj bloodletting
noun bloodletting
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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